Will You Eat Daisy's Babies??? and Every Other Mini Cow Question You've Asked Us 

I have 2 pregnant cows as well as a (steer) calf and just sold my bull calf on Wednesday. I've been raising cows for years and about every two years we do send one of the calves to the processor aka "freezer camp". Even after several years of raising cows I still am a little sad each time we take one to the processor. However, as stated in the video, I Know where my meat came from, I know how it was raised, I know it wasn't pumped full of chemicals or growth hormones, etc and that it was loved and taken great care of. It lives a great life here on the farm and only has One bad day. I think Daisy is going to bring you all great joy and the side benefit is all the dairy you will have on hand.

Having grown up on a farm, this isn’t even a question! My dad taught me to wring a chicken neck when I was 7! If I was horrified, I don’t remember it. And because of him, I was one of the first FFA(future farmers of America) females to win best meat cattle judging in my state!

Great chat! I'm guessing that you'll be getting Daisy a cute little goat friend because they're cute, useful, and playful! ALSO: What's up with YOU asking US for artists? We want Brian's art of Daisy and Bella on our TShirts!!! ❤❤❤❤

I've shown my mom, who is elderly and has memory loss, pictures of Daisy and she giggles; Daisy makes my mom happy. Thank you for answering questions about Daisy. Your homestead and the skills you share are a joy to watch. Merry Christmas!

Nice informative chat and I loved the Emilie and Brian banter. Hope to see more with Emilie and all the farm happenings. Merry Christmas!

Y'all should so get a nubian goat to be a companion. As far as goats go, they have the richest milk that is often used for making cheese. They are also a smaller breed of goat. Not as small as a Nigerian dwarf, but close.

You guys seem to have researched the heck out of everything cow. Good for you. Too many people don't think of things like this beforehand. I wish you and yours a very merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

Love-love-LOVED this video! You both did such an entertaining job of answering what were mostly mundane questions. Loved the plaid shirts and the cow mugs, the crackling fire in the background, and the homey feel of a fireside chat. It was perfect. Thank you both for your loyalty and your dedication- to your family, your homestead, your channel, and to us. We love you! ♥️

Merry Christmas, please consider the T shirts, would definitely purchase.

WOW that was a good price for Daisy. I was thinking like $5k. Nice to know they are more reasonably priced. I know you guys love her so much and she is really cute. My guess for the Daisy companion is a goat.

Hope you all have a great holiday and get a chance to relax here and there - you are always working so hard. Your homestead and its inhabitants are all wonderful and I thank you for always sharing your life. LOVE your channels!

You can always consider Daisy's offspring to sell back to the original breeder - or find other people wanting Dexters.

This has been an amazing video. I honestly thought that you only had to breed her once to get milk and as long as she got milked daily, she would keep up production. I had no idea that she had to be bred yearly to keep up the milk. I'm glad Daisy is eating all kinds of hay now. You always seem to put so much thought into your decisions, and that is really smart of you. Merry Christmas! Go at your own pace! Edited to add: any merch you get for the Garden Channel could also be put on this channel. Maybe have a contest for artwork?

Great Q&A. I’m guessing, like some others have in the comments, that you’re getting Bella a goat to be her friend. My second guess is a miniature horse. Either one should make Bella happy, but honestly she seems very content on her own. Y’all have a Merry Christmas and blessings for a Happy New Year!

You guys are beautiful couple, you guys work as a team. Thank you guys to bring joy and love to our daily life.❤ Merry Christmas❤ see you guys before or after 2024❤

Ohmygoodness! The thumbnail! 😂🤣😂 Who came up with that one? Emilie saying that she wanted “a cute chunky cow” made me smile bc relatable and I was legit laughing when she was saying how Brian didn’t handle fluids. You two are a great team! 🐮

Merry Christmas you two. I’m so glad Emilie is a part of these postings. She brings another delightful spin to your activities. I’m 79 years old and cannot believe I sit and watch you build, plant and take care of animals. You’re cutting into my reading time 🤓 - in such a good way. 🤗

I think you should ask the breeder to show you how to milk Daisy. Also, I think Daisy has the cutest little velvety mouth.

Merry Christmas to you all as well 👍

When you take Daisy back to her breeder, ask if they can show you how to hand milk and let you try it out. It’s best if you get a feel for how to do it before you NEED to do it. Merry Christmas

My guess is a goat! Gotta love goat cheese🤩

My guess on your friend for Daisy - a goat! Or maybe a sheep… Merry Christmas from Canada!Love your channel!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas you guys! God bless you as you honor Him this season and always ❣️🙏 Hugs and love from my family to yours! ❤️🤗❤️🎄❄️⛄

Your thumbnail is hilarious. Good job on it and this video❤

What a lovely, informative video, and so nice to see you both! (Btw, my money is on Brian quickly getting the hang of milking Daisy after a brief, and possibly hilarious, learning curve.) Will Daisy's new friend perhaps be a goat??? Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us, and have a wonderful Christmas!

Living Traditions Homestead just got a new ( to them) milking machine. ( and did a video telling about it) It doesn't require as long to clean as their previous type of machine.

Great video. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas , guys! Enjoy each other’s company and enjoy your life with all your pets and plants and big plans for the future!

Thank you for this video, especially the question of milking by hand. I have been raised in a farm and it is nice as you answered

Well done!! Thank you for a fabulous video. Loved it. I learned to milk a cow when I was 7. Piece of cake. The best to you all in the holiday season.

Merry Christmas! We really enjoyed this Q&A! Wishing you, your family and all of your beautiful animals, a wonderful 2024!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎈🎊🎆

Merry Christmas. I just have to saw I am so impressed that you know so much about Bella and her care. I was under the impression that you didn’t know anything. Which had me worried. FYI oat hay is oats cut at ground level. Keeping the oats ( grain) on the stock. Which if they had harvested the oats then the stocks the stocks would be called straw. You two really do have it together congratulations. Something to think about is if she has a heifer your breader may offer to buy her when she is weaned. 👍

Jess from Roots and Refuge uses B-Unlimited for t-shirts and hoodies. They are located in Arkansas. I have purchased several t-shirts, and they are soft and comfortable, and the images don't crack and peel. Awesome q&a session. Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!! Loved the video 🙂

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the shout out this is Kristen's husband Adam. Kristen put it on the tv and watched the video merry Christmas to u guys and ur family and keep up the awesome videos

Merry Christmas. All the best for 2024😊

Emilie, would you start your Diy and cooking video? Please? ❤

I grew up on a farm with about 20 dairy cows. We used a milk machine but after removing the machine and moving it to the next cow, we hand milked each cow to encourage greater milk production. I learned how to milk a cow by hand by age 7. I enjoyed it and it was easy to learn. Then I was able to help my dad with the milking 😊 I also milked cows completely by hand when I was about 10 . It was fun and not too time consuming. My dad appreciated me shortening the time needed to finishing chores. I really enjoyed it.😊

You could make sure you massage the calf where you want it to be the most tender!!

I used to use pears to deworm my daughters horses. They loved them because they didn't get them as often as apples and it worked sooo well. Of course, commercial dewormers are recommended as well and now that her herd has grown to 4 full size horses and 4 minis, we're more apt to use the commercial dewormer just to keep everyone clean.

It was great having this video. It really answered a lot of questions that I thought of.

Merry Christmas! I milked our cow every day (twice when my dad was out of town). She was producing 3.5 - 4 gallons each milking! Jersey-Guernsey. Quart of cream with every gallon.

My guess is a goat or sheep! How exciting. 🙂🙂

Just found your channel. You are absolutely right about the total control BIG SEED are having on our food. GM foods with no seeds and or no taste. Poisons and packaging just over the top. I have been gardening and producing food for my family since I was 14. I am now 64. So 50 yrs later I am still learning new things every day. Particularly since I have relocated throughout my time from subtropical to cold temperate and now hot temperate. This of course has thrown up a thousand different challenges. While it is the challenge that keeps many gardeners so engaged, finding information has historically taken a long time and often many costly mistakes are made before success. What difference RU-vid and people like yourself are making to our world. Free content, free advice, from all the different environments and cultures of the world. Thankyou for being real, you and your wife are delighful and easy to watch. I love your Dexter milking cow and will be watching keenly from Australia, as to how it goes. Best wishes for 2024.

Now I have learned the process for taking care of a calf. Even tho I was raised on a farm, my grandparents took care of everything. I guess we were too young. Thanks for describing everything.

Great answers. Thank you to both of you

Love you guys. Love watching you grow your homestead. I started with your famous Tomato video and have been a fan since! Merry Christmas ❤🌲🎅

Fun Q&A today!!! LOVE the thumbnail pic! Merry Christmas! Can't wait to see the next adventures with Daisy! And Bella....and the chickens....and the bunnies....and the gardens!

Living Tradition Homestead on RU-vid just went over buying a new milking machine. She did milk by hand but carpal tunnel demanded a machine. If you get a goat you can have a companion for Daisy and also goat milk lol. We got a steer when I was about nine and I fed it his bottle until he was old enough for hay. When they had him slaughtered I refused to eat any beef lol. I’m over that by now but it was funny at the time. Have a blessed Christmas.

Merry Christmas ❤

You guys are doing great work!!! And you’re right that cows don’t need grain. In fact too much grain can negatively affect the digestion of the animal.

I would guess a llama which is a good guard animal, but it might be too big. A sheep for fiber and companionship.

Hope you all have a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Your mantle is beautiful!

Have the merriest of Christmases Brian & Emilie and wishing you & yours a very happy new year, from Devon Uk🎄

Merry Christmas Brian, Emilie, Noah, Bella and Daisy! My husband Richard and I enjoy your videos so much! We wish you the very best for your family now and in the New Year! If you get those t-shirts designed with Bella and Daisy, I will be the first to buy one! While I enjoy other gardening channels (Garden Answer and Gardening with Creekside), they are not in a zone close to my own...so I learn so much from you. I am in zone 9a in Southern Riverside County, so I am guessing we are neighboring zones and I can apply your suggestions and tips to my own garden with success. Once again, thank you for all you do and we look forward to more videos after Christmas! Love you guys! Karla and Richard Kadow

Merry Christmas to you guys, thank you for all the joy watching you build your homestead gives me. I look forward to your videos every time and how you treat all your animals with such love and responsibility.

Merry Christmas 🎄

Great video, thanks for answering all those burning questions! Merry Christmas to you all!

Merry Christmas! Love watching the 2 channels!!

I would definitely buy t-shirts and shopping bags with Daisy and Bella❤

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. My husband and I so appreciate everything you share on both your channels. I've used so many of your tips and tricks with much success. ☺

I think both of you will be able to handle the milking, though Emilie will look cuter in the milk maid outfit. About extra calves, can you sell it back to her original breeder? Loved this Q&A.... Happy Holidays to you and your wonderful family!

That is so nice ❤ happy holidays

Good job guys!! I can tell you have really done your homework ❤

Merry Christmas guys! Looking forward to a great new year with lots of new videos from you! Keep up the fantastic work.

I really enjoyed this video. I was hoping to get to see Noah, we don’t get to see him and was wondering if he has chores for the farm & pets. Merry Christmas to y’all from our home to yours. ♥️

Merry Christmas❤

We just moved from California to Tennessee and there are cows out in the rain all over the place. They have a structure available, but they choose to be out in the weather.

Loved the video and update! Merry Christmas to your family and animal family! Look forward to seeing you Tuesday, your videos make my day!

WOW SO INFORMATIVE, LEARNING SO MUCH. I HAD NO IDEA. THIS IS SO HELPFUL. THANK YALL SO MUCH ❤😊

Merry Christmas y'all!!!

I’m guessing a goat. Maybe a Nigerian dwarf goat. That’s the kind I would get if I got some goats

Loved the video. It was nice seeing Emilie in it with you. I was thinking Daisy was more expensive than that. My children showed sheep at the fair,😊 they are a very good herd animal, they do better when they have company. Never did get used to the flavor of sheep, but better home raised. We had to make the decision of putting our lamb in the freezer also it was hard but we did it. I'm not sure how long I've been watching your homesteading adventure but I know you were in your other home. Makes me want to extend my homesteading to more than just chickens and gardening. Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year can't wait to see you next year 😊

Merry Christmas to you both. I love watching your channel.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Family !!!❤ I also look forward to every video on this channel and Next level Gardening ( I look for them everyday to see if you put one out )🥰

I grew up on a farm and milked cows with my mom every day. I'm glad you will be milkling by hand. It is easy once you get the hang of it and a rhythm going.

Thanks for this video! As a city girl, most of what I’ve know about cows comes from Dr. Pol on NatGeoWild. Happy holidays!

Merry Christmas back to you too. ❤️ Barbara in Al.

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

I'm guessing you're getting Daisy a goat of her own!! She's adorable!!

Wow, so much information - stuff I'd never thought of _ Thank you for educating us. Daisy is a lucky cow to have joined your family.

Happy Holidays to all of you! Have a wonderful Christmas!! Thank you so much for the chat!!

Hand milking is pretty easy once you get the finger 'piano' rhythm. If you don't have cats around, you may find that they start showing up.

Merry Merry Christmas guys❣️🕊

Merry Christmas 😊

My guess is a goat ,the floopy ear ones they are so cute

LGD's are typically a deterrant to predation in all but the really wild and large areas. Which is not to say they never fight off wolves, coyotes, lions, bears etc. They can and do, especially in large herds/flocks where there are two or more dogs. Hobby farms and small acreages usually suffice with LGD's as the thing that keeps predators from getting close. I've had many. many lgds over decades and never had anything bigger than a raccoon even get close/

Merriest Christmas Ever to you both, Noah and your furries. Blessings, Muffy from Oz (Australia)

A girl goat without horns? Merry Christmas and thank your family 4 being supportive so we can catch glimpses into your life and sometimes theirs. And of course 4 all the gardening advice! Ask Morgan Gold 4 his artist/processor 4 Molly Murder Mittens Tshirt. U design n thry trnsfr to production? T shirt! T shirt! N rabbit tote bag pls! ;) u can make a vet bill fund or a college fund from these. Take care!

We had Nigerian Dwarf goats. They would be a wonderful companion, are the size of your dog and have a high butter fat content. The milk is very sweet and makes amazing cheese. They would be my go to milk animal for many reasons.

Natural Horse Vet sells a wormer that is clove based.

Sometimes a State Fair has a booth that lets you milk. You could try that out.

Loved the Q & A video on Daisy! Thanks for the info and education this year. I am taking notes…. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Looking forward to your 2024 videos. Thank you!

Brian your an artist! Start sketching and painting! Eventually you will find your technique for painting that furry cow!

I'm guessing you will get her a goat. They are useful for brush hogging and very entertaining. A goose would also be a good choice. They are great guard "dogs" for herd animals. ETA: I grew up on a homestead. Absolutely it matters how your meat is raised, and it will show in the flavor and quality. I always chuckle when city folk are squeamish about the end process. It's scary how many kids these days think grocery stores "make" meat. I am proud of you, Brian, for thinking about this ahead of time. If it feels weird to eat something you raised, start by trading with another homesteader.